Chapter 8 Review

Who became president of the United States after Abraham Lincoln died?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James Buchanan

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What three things were Southern states required to do under Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

• 1. Ratify the Thirteenth Amendment 2. Swear loyalty to the Union 3. Repudiate Confederate debts

• 1. Grant women the right to vote 2. Abolish state governments 3. Join the Republican Party

• 1. Establish public schools 2. Allow African Americans to hold office 3. Pay reparations to freed slaves

• 1. Adopt the Fourteenth Amendment 2. Divide into military districts 3. Elect new governors

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

• It abolished slavery in the United States.

• It gave women the right to vote.

• It established the income tax.

• It ended prohibition.

What was the purpose of the Black Codes?

• To restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.

• To grant voting rights to women.

• To promote industrialization in the South.

• To encourage immigration from Europe.

How did the Bible influence support for racial equality?

What were some of the things the Freedman’s Bureau did?

• Provided food, housing, education, and legal assistance to freed slaves and poor whites in the South.

• Established new colonies in the West for former slaves.

• Created new state governments in the North.

• Supplied weapons to Southern states during the Civil War.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?

How did the South feel about being divided into military districts?

• Many Southerners resented and opposed the division into military districts.

• Most Southerners welcomed the division as a chance for economic growth.

• Southerners were indifferent and did not care about the division.

• The South requested to be divided into even more districts.

What does the Constitution say a president can be impeached for?

• Treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

• Failure to pass a law.

• Disagreement with Congress.

• Poor economic performance.

What is the definition of impeaching?

• To charge a public official with misconduct in office.

• To appoint someone to a government position.

• To pass a new law in parliament.

• To sign a peace treaty with another country.